About this episode

Tracie revisits the classic film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, discussing its storytelling and themes of connection.

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. "E.T. phone home!" On this week's episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Tracie revisits one of the classic movies of her Gen X childhood: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Director Steven Spielberg is at the top of his storytelling game with this sci fi film that introduces E.T., a gentle alien botanist who is accidentally stranded on Earth and taken in by 10-year-old Elliott, the middle child of divorced parents. Not only d...

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Host: Tracie Guy-Decker

Topics covered

• storytelling
• connection
• sci-fi
• childhood nostalgia
• film analysis

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Books & works: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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